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John Kokken

John Kokken

Actor · Born March 27, 1981 (45) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

John Kokken aka Anish John Kokken is an Indian film actor, who works mainly in Telugu and Tamil cinemas.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 27, 1981 (45)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 78% in 30 days

What are John Kokken's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
29%
Self
24%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Kokken's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Kokken's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Peddi(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Blast(2026)

    as Varun Dhayalan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Epic(2025)

    as A Kalakeya Warrior

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kadhalikka Neramillai(2025)

    as Karan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Captain Miller(2024)

    as Prince

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Village(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Farhaan Hameed

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Freelancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Raghavendra Sethu

  • Kabzaa(2023)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Thunivu(2023)

    as Krish

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Poikkal Kuthirai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Deva, Rudra’s husband

  • K.G.F: Chapter 2(2022)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sarpatta Parambarai(2021)

    as Vembuli

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Police Diary 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Maharshi(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kantharam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Martin's henchman

  • K.G.F: Chapter 1(2018)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Raja the Great(2017)

    as Devaraj's Henchman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tiyaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mutthassim

  • Janatha Garage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Satpal Singh Yadav

  • Chuttalabbai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Lakshmana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Sardaar Gabbar Singh(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Beginning(2015)

    as A Kalakeya Warrior

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Yevadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Veeru Bhai's Henchman

  • 1: Nenokkadine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Veeram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Aadalarasu's right hand

  • Adhinayakudu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Daruvu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Anna Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Osthi(2011)

    as Local Don

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Teen Maar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Mylari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Shikkar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Shourya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Don Seenu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Alexander the Great(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • IG: Inspector General (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yasir Shah

  • Love in Singapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rahul

  • Kalabham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Irulan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Thunivu (2023)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Blast (2026)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2014Screen debut· 1: Nenokkadine

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
1419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Kokken's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Thunivu (2023)

97th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Kokken's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does John Kokken work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Kokken's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arjun Chidambaram shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers